Neo-moose: If you read this, oh damn I didn't even think of the connection until now. It was so obvious! So I scrapped about 4 pages of the story and got rid of all that. Thanks for the heads up!

--I mean to make these chapters longer, but I wanted to get rid of those 2 chapters and get the story back on track, so here's a little fill. I'm still working out material too. R/R please :)

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He awoke the following morning not from the bright warm sunbeams lightly caressing his face.. but from the sound of rain slamming down onto the roads below and the loud annoyance generally referred to as the modern car alarm beeping throughout the morning. Chandler groaned and turned his head to the right side. He squinted his eyes open to check the time on the alarm clock. It was already after eight.

Freaked out, he scrambled up to a seated position and groped his hand around on the nightstand for his glasses to make sure the time was right. (Even though he should have come to that conclusion noticing that he was alone in the bed.)

"Great.." Chandler mumbled and pushed the covers aside and stood up quickly. 'If I jump in the shower now, I could stay in there for 5.6 minutes, grab a piece of bread for breakfast...-' his thoughts were cut off when his back twisted in pain and he sat back down on the bed.

"Why am I teased like this.." he asked to no one in particular referring to his quite enjoyable sleep.

Deciding he would put a few pills in his stomach before getting ready to start the day, he stood up slowly - with one hand resting at his back Granpa style - and shuffled his was out of the bedroom.

"Okay! We got french toast, bacon, sausages, scrambled eggs, sunny side up eggs, a french omelette. triangle toast - buttered and unbuttered - fresh coffee, fresh orange juice - and a bowl of cheerios!" Monica rushed around the kitchen putting so many plates on the small kitchen table that it was almost full. "I didn't know what you felt like having this morning, so I made everything!" she continued in a mad Monica rush.

Chandler shuffled into the kitchen forgetting about work. He raised his eyebrows at all the food but didn't have the heart to tell her that he wasn't hungry and would just settle for that one lone cup of coffee.

"Look great Mon," he smiled and gave her a quick kiss before going for the cupboard and his medication.

"How's your back?" she questioned. Chandler took down the pill bottle and found that there was only one pill left at the bottom. He popped the lid and dumped the pill into his hand.

"Uh, better," he lied and popped the pill into his mouth.

"Just in case, I already called your work and said that you won't be in today. They said take as much time as you need-" Monica paused for a breath. Chandler went to the cup of coffee to wash down the pill. "-Anyway, I'm so sorry I've got to leave so early, but Bob called me from the restaurant-"

"Is Bob the one with the saliva problem?"

"No, that's Kevin. But I'll be home as soon as I can, okay?"

"Sure," Chandler smiled again, kind of glad that the phonecall to work had already been taken care of.

She leaned in for another quick kiss, threw on her jacket, grabbed her purse, said a quick goodbye and was out the door.

Silence. Chandler looked down at all the food sitting before him.

"Okay, where's the food!"

The apartment door slammed open and Joey stood there, arms open, following his incredible sense of smell. Chandler smirked and slowly sat down on the chair closest to the refrigerator next to the coffee.

"It's all yours, Joe."

Joey rubbed his hands together and took a seat, grabbing a fork from the table.

Chandler sat there quietly and watched his best friend shovel fresh eggs into his mouth like he hadn't eaten in a month. Joey noticed after a few minutes and held up his plate to Chandler as if to ask, 'want some?' Chandler waved it away and curled his hand around the white mug of coffee.

"Hey, don't you have work or something?" Joey suddenly asked with a mouthful of bacon.

"Nah, my boss thinks I'm weird," Chandler chuckled and rested his head on his forearm. The pill was already working; the speed was amazing. The dizzy feeling started, but not as strong just because he had only taken one pill. He made a note to get his prescription refilled as per the instructions he had been given the first time. He would have to do that before the current pill ran out..

"You okay man?" Joey asked and momentarily stopped eating. Chandler ignored the question and stood up slowly.

"I'm going to go jump in the shower, you eat all you want here."

Joey watched him uncertainly as his friend walked off to the bathroom.

Chandler so serious? Never.

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